Paramilitary homophobia in San Onofre

Mauricio Albarracín September 27, 2017

In Sucre, the Montes de María paramilitary bloc forced gay men to star in boxing fights, only to publicly humiliate them. This is proof of why the peace process and its implementation should have a gender focus.

In Sucre, the Montes de María paramilitary bloc forced gay men to star in boxing fights, only to publicly humiliate them. This is proof of why the peace process and its implementation should have a gender focus.

Adrian and Pedro were best friends. That’s why they did not want to be beat each other up, and in fact, they did not do so despite the public’s screams. Against their will, Manuel and Guido also had to climb onto an improvised ring on the edge of the beach. Germán and Lucas were the last to fight. All of them were forced to participate in a boxing match that took place during a party organized by alias el Oso, one of the leaders of the Montes de María paramilitary bloc. It was Mother’s Day in 2003 and the paramilitaries had fun publicly humiliating this group of gay men in the village of Alto de Julio de San Onofre (Sucre).